Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

A Masterpiece!

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

I love Star Trek whether it be for its great characters, different worlds, alien species and the variety of adventures, it makes for an enthralling sci-fi franchise. 10 years after the original show's cancellation, fans were treated to a feature film which saw the return of their favourite characters. While nostalgic they were disappointed by its slow pace. When I first saw this as a kid it bored the hell out of me so I often dismissed this and went straight to Wrath of Khan. However I found there are some fans who argue the movie is underrated so I was interested to rewatch it. While I found more enjoyment out of it the second time round, I found it to have serious pacing issues. The movie oddly enough starts with an overture which I found bizarre for a movie from this time. However, Jerry Goldsmith delivers a fantastic score which makes the slow moments slightly bearable. It also likes to dwell and linger on special effects which I'm presuming was done to show the advancement in technology since the original show. While there's great model work and some impressive optical work it doesn't progress the story in an engaging way. I know some people would argue this isn't Star Wars so don't expect an exciting action packed movie, but even the episodes from the original show weren't sluggish to this extent. The script is very minimal and the film feels more like a reunion and special effects showcase then a fully fledged Star Trek adventure.

This movie is completely nonsensical and ridiculous. The absurdity begins with Commander Sonak being introduced as the Enterprise's new science officer shortly before suffering a gruesome death in a creepy ass transporter effect. Later as the Enterprise departs the solar system, they just happen to do so during a rare alignment of all the planets. Almost immediately, the Enterprise gets caught in the only wormhole in the Star Trek universe with a quantum level oscillation delay effect, but they escape by blowing up an asteroid within it. When the Enterprise encounters the cloud, it somehow becomes the only vessel who's shields withstand a blast of its plasma energy. Moments before the second plasma torpedo hits, it simply vanishes after the Enterprise transmits linguacode. Once the enterprise enters the cloud, it gets stopped by a giant sphincter which puckers up every few seconds, It is then that Spock discovers that with just a blank stare on his face and not even looking at his monitors, he can gather facts not only about V'ger, but an entire mechanical civilization on the other side of the galaxy as well. At the end when V'Ger's true nature is revealed, the audience is treated to a series of loud fart-like sounds every time an absurd plot twist is revealed while Kirk looks around as if wondering where they came from. The purpose for those ugly belt devices the crew wears is never explained either, but I imagine they are "reward" devices similar to the one in Suburban Commando.Despite all its flaws, annoyances and the fact that it's an obvious rip-off of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek: The Motion Picture is still much more watchable than any of the Next Generation or reboot films. The original cast always had great chemistry and the special effects combined with the orchestral music is relaxing to watch, even if it does drag the movie on far too long.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture may not be great by most people, but I thought the movie was pretty good. It also depends on the version of film people watch. I grew up with the theatrical cut, the special longer cut, and the Special Directors Edition cut.To make a simple summary of the film without spoiling for those who haven't seen it. A mysterious space cloud is heading towards Earth and only the crew of the USS Enterprise can stop it.The positive thing I can say about the film is that I love the acting by the actors involved, some of the special effects, and Jerry Goldsmith's music. I own a record album of the soundtrack inherited from my parents.I still consider this worth watching.

Greetings Fans everywhere, Now if some of you watch Linkara's Atop the 4thwall Reviews, Then you'd know that he is a Star Trek Fan, Hens where we are today, This is a Review of the very first Movie from the Franchise, This is Star Trek the motion picture, Released back on December 7 in 1979 (Same year as Ridley Scott's Alien movie), For those who don't know Star Trek is a very interesting Scy-fy Seires from the Original Seires up to the Next Generation, D.S.9 and Voyager and for for some reason the Original show also had an Animated Series as well, Now there are a couple of Prequel Shows like Enterprise and Discovery, those including the Reboot movies that take place in an alternate time-line, But I'll get to them in another point in time, From what I heard on the Web this movie was... not the most successful on the ten original movies which we can say is the Stardate Collection from the six original series movies to the four Next Generation movies, I'll get to them in the Order it is in future Reviews... one sec, Hay Linkara, Didn't you do a review on the Comic Adaptation of this movie? Linkara: Yeah, Why? JWB: Just asking.I would talk about the cast here but that would only make my Review to long but you and always check out my full version on my Review Page on facebook (JWB's Reviews)After watching this from my Stardate collection on Blu-Ray as a 50th Annaversary, This was my response after watching it... WHAT THE GARBAGE WAS THIS MOVIE?! This was a mess and even though the cast where great at there roles like in the 1966 series, But sure the costumes didn't match what was shown in the show and the story was really convoluted but what really let's it down was its lack of action and over-reliance on special effects. no wonder it got mixed reviews from critics, But it was fortunate enough to get $139 million at the box office worldwide, But falling short of studio expectations but enough for Paramount to propose a cheaper sequel. So yeah Not the best way to start off a Movie series, but they got better later on as we face the Wrath of Khan!